Daily Intelligence: From Water Snake to Jinghe Dragon King

"I advise you not to make a mistake, otherwise I will not spare any survivors under my Vajra pestle!"

The golden-headed Jiedi had a cold and arrogant expression, showing great disdain for Liu Qing's strength. The silver-headed Jiedi shook the vajra in his hand, and his killing intent surged.

As for the other Paragates, Parasamgates, and Mahagates, they remained silent, but their expressions revealed their contempt for Liu Qing.

Why did Guanyin of the South Sea instruct the five of them to go out together? Was a mere snake demon at the Fifth Qi Realm worth the five of them joining forces?
The Five Directions Protector resented Guanyin of the South Sea. As one of the five renowned guardian deities of Buddhism, Guanyin had slain countless evil demons who defied the Buddha, and none of them were not above the Five Qi Realm.

Liu Qing chuckled: "You're right here. If you've got the guts, come and kill me. Stop spouting so much nonsense!"

As the five protectors of Buddhism, the Five Directions Protectors are unlike other Arhats and Bodhisattvas who need to maintain a false image of compassion. Therefore, they are always full of murderous intent.

Hearing Liu Qing speak so rudely, they were instantly enraged, their murderous intent surging, wanting to kill Liu Qing as soon as possible.

"Since you remain so stubborn, I will kill you!"

The Five Directions Protectors are all skilled in killing and have explosive tempers. Among them, the Golden-Headed Protector is the most extreme. With a single shout, the Vajra Sword in his hand transforms into a thousand feet in size and slashes towards Liu Qing.

Liu Qing flicked the coiled dragon eight-tone cone in his hand, slashing it upwards. With a clang of metal striking metal, Liu Qing remained motionless, while the golden-headed Jiedi staggered back several feet.

The Golden-Headed Jiedi's expression hardened: "The snake demon is pretending to be weak, and its combat strength is not as low as it seems. Brothers, let's charge together."

The other four, having just witnessed this, immediately abandoned their contempt, let out a shout, and simultaneously swung their vajra, double hammers, steel whip, and double maces at Liu Qing.

Liu Qing was not afraid. With a sway of his body, he revealed a three-headed, six-armed form. Facing the siege of the Five Directions of the Heavenly Kings, his two heads and four arms alone were no longer enough to deal with the situation.

Each of its six arms wields a coiled dragon eight-tone cone, a mountain-driving whip, a spirit treasure water-dividing fork, a spirit treasure mountain-splitting axe, and a spirit treasure nine-petaled red copper hammer, engaging in a fierce battle with the Five Directions Protectors.

When the Five Directions Protectors saw Liu Qing display his three heads and six arms, their expressions became even more solemn. They had thought that the previous head-on clash had been serious enough, but now it seemed that they hadn't taken it seriously enough.

The three-headed, six-armed great supernatural power belongs to those who are all renowned war gods in the Three Realms. Now that Liu Qing has used it, I feel solemn and extremely jealous.

We five have made countless contributions to Buddhism and done many shady things, yet we have never been taught the Three Heads and Six Arms. Why is it that you, a snake demon, are worthy of having them?
It is said that the Jie Sect is generous and never holds back in passing on its knowledge to its disciples. Now it seems that this is indeed the case. Alas, I envy the Jie Sect. A mere new disciple at the Fifth Qi Realm is taught the most powerful divine abilities in the Three Realms.

Envy and jealousy were useless. His five brothers had already joined Buddhism and were born late. Otherwise, if they had been born earlier and encountered the Jie Sect before its decline, they would have had the opportunity to join the Jie Sect and obtain such great supernatural powers.

Such secret thoughts, however, dare not be uttered aloud, for if the Buddhas of Buddhism knew of them, they would surely suffer the consequences.

The five Jiedi exchanged glances. Since they were not fortunate enough to join the Jie Sect and learn the great supernatural powers of the Three Heads and Six Arms, then they would seize it.

Don't rush to kill this snake demon. Instead, capture it and use the soul-searching technique to force it to reveal the cultivation secrets of having three heads and six arms.

When the Five Directions Protectors were born, they gathered together and understood each other's intentions with just a glance.

Therefore, the Five Directions Protectors' subsequent attacks were less murderous, no longer focused on killing the enemy, but on capturing them alive.

Liu Qing was both amused and exasperated. He vaguely guessed what the Five Directions Exorcists were thinking, but he didn't expose them. Instead, he took this opportunity to practice and familiarize himself with the various attack methods that came with his rapidly increasing cultivation level.

While becoming familiar with various supernatural abilities and developing his talents, he also solidified his Dao foundation, which had become somewhat superficial due to his rapid growth.

While dealing with the Five Directions Exorcists, Liu Qing secretly admired their excellent teamwork, making them perfect sparring partners.

It seemed that both sides were holding back, but the fight was still so intense that the sky darkened, sand and stones flew everywhere, and the aftershocks of the battle affected the river, rocks, and trees below, causing them to collapse and shatter. Birds and beasts within a hundred miles were so frightened that they avoided the area and hid in their nests, trembling with fear.

After several dozen rounds, Liu Qing felt that he had practiced all his talents and supernatural abilities and verified his true strength, so he stopped fighting with the Five Directions Exorcists.

He immediately roared and, based on his three heads and six arms, unleashed the Law of Heaven and Earth. At the same time, the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique was activated, and his physical strength instantly increased to about four million jin.

His height suddenly increased to a hundred feet, and the Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, the Mountain-Driving Whip, the Spirit Treasure Water-Dividing Fork, and the Spirit Treasure Mountain-Splitting Axe also increased in size.

Liu Qing slammed down the Mountain-Driving Whip with all his might. The whip, like a collapsing mountain peak, roared and tore through space, heading straight for the head of the Golden-Headed Jiedi.

The Panlong Eight-Tone Cone, carrying the sounds of ghosts wailing and gods howling, and imbued with boundless killing intent, pierced down at the Silver-Headed Jiedi from its high position.

The Lingbao Nine-Petaled Red Copper Hammer struck at Paragate, the Lingbao Water-Dividing Fork stabbed at Parasunggate, and the Lingbao Mountain-Splitting Axe chopped at Mahagegate.

In an instant, the situation changed drastically. Liu Qing's combat power surged several times over, carrying terrifying divine might, causing the Five Directions Protectors to sense the aura of death.

"The Great Divine Power of Manifesting Heaven and Earth!"

"This snake demon is incredibly powerful. It even knows the Law of Heaven and Earth, and its divine strength far surpasses that of you and me. It's truly terrifying!"

"Gentlemen, there's no need to hold back any longer, or you risk perishing if you're not careful!"

The Five Directions Protectors are powerful deities in Buddhism, possessing divine strength that makes them the foremost among Buddhist Dharma protectors, wrathful deities, and even Arhats.

But facing Liu Qing, who possessed the power of the Law of Heaven and Earth and was amplified by the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, they were like children compared to adults. Terrified, they no longer held back and used all their abilities to resist with all their might.

To think that they could capture Liu Qing alive and force him to reveal his cultivation method was simply laughable. Let alone capturing him alive, they would be lucky to escape with their lives from Liu Qing's clutches.

Boom, boom, boom—

As Liu Qing unleashed his attack, accompanied by a tremendous roar, the five Jiedi were all blasted several miles away. Blood trickled from the corners of their mouths, their tiger's mouths were cracked, and their faces were deathly pale. Clearly, under Liu Qing's full-force attack, all five had suffered serious injuries.

The five guardian deities exchanged a glance.

They roared in unison, stretched out their arms with great effort to the left and right, and with the movement, a huge portal appeared in front of them.

Seeing Liu Qing's fierce power, they knew that if they continued like this, they would surely be killed by Liu Qing. Therefore, they all opened their own divine domains without prior agreement.

All five of them were at the Divine Realm level, and their Dharma Realms had long since evolved into true cave heavens, which were minor worlds.

They opened their own divine realms and minor worlds, and the five of them joined forces, linking their respective minor worlds together, determined to trap Liu Qing within them.

Each minor world is a thousand miles in size. Five minor worlds constitute nearly half a middle world. Within them, the sun, moon, and stars are all present, the three powers (heaven, earth, and man) govern the world, and the five elements revolve.

They fought, using their five combined minor worlds to forcibly absorb Liu Qing into them. As the masters of these minor worlds, their combat power would double inside, and the five of them working together would surely be able to suppress and kill Liu Qing.

But Liu Qing would never fall for their schemes.

Seeing that the situation was not good, it immediately transformed into a breeze and instantly escaped the coverage of the five minor worlds.

Even if Liu Qing was overconfident, he didn't think he could easily shatter a small world. Moreover, now that the five small worlds were connected, it was almost equivalent to half a middle world.

In addition, there are the Five Directions of the Supreme Being within the Lesser Thousand Worlds.

If they were truly taken into this minor world by the Five Directions of the Heavenly Kings, they would likely be suppressed.

After Liu Qing left, he looked back and saw that the five minor worlds of the Five Directions of the Heavenly Kings each had their own sun, moon, and stars, and the five elements inside rotated and turned into millstones, spinning in the void and grinding everything.

At the same time, the spiritual treasures in their hands—the Vajra Sword, the Vajra Pestle, the Spiritual Treasure Double Hammers, the Steel Whip, and the Double Maces—all transformed into towering structures, carrying the power of the world, their power multiplied several times over.

Liu Qing secretly rejoiced that she had run fast.

After all beings in the Three Realms cultivate to the Divine Realm, their combat power experiences a qualitative leap.

No longer fighting as before, relying solely on the power of spiritual treasures and overwhelming divine strength to defeat enemies, but instead releasing their own miniature world to kill enemies with the power of that world.

"Where are you going, you snake demon—?"

Seeing Liu Qing vanish into thin air, the Golden-Headed Jiedi became extremely anxious. He roared and chased after Liu Qing, while his own miniature world appeared behind him.

The other four also used their escape techniques to intercept Liu Qing.

Liu Qing's Wind Transformation Divine Power is perfected, allowing him to freely switch between reality and illusion. In addition, he wears the Spirit Treasure River-Walking Boots and has the innate Fire Wings and Cloud-Riding Divine Power, so his escape speed far exceeds that of the Five Directions Exorcising Gods.

Seeing that they couldn't catch up with Liu Qing, the Five Directions Protectors threw their magical treasures at him. Helpless, Liu Qing had no choice but to stop and turn around to block.

Taking advantage of this lull, the Golden-Headed Guardian shouted, "You four, help me!—"

The four Silver-Headed Jiedi instantly realized what was happening and each unleashed a burst of Buddhist light, striking the Golden-Headed Jiedi. The Golden-Headed Jiedi was instantly knocked away and landed in front of Liu Qing.

Before he could even stand still, the Golden-Headed Jiedi opened his Small Thousand World and blocked Liu Qing's path.

Just as Liu Qing smashed away the spiritual treasures launched by the Five Directions Protectors, he saw that the Golden-Headed Protector had overtaken him and blocked his way. His expression immediately changed, and he was about to change direction and escape.

Unexpectedly, the Silver-Headed Jiedi and the Polo Jiedi appeared on the left and right sides, and also opened up their own miniature worlds.

Behind them was the Mahāgaterī, while the Parasamgaterī flew over Liu Qing. However, after a short delay, Liu Qing was already surrounded by the five gatekeepers.

Five smaller worlds opened up, like ferocious beasts, waiting for Liu Qing to enter.

Within the six directions, only the earth beneath his feet remained as a means of escape. However, Liu Qing was unfamiliar with earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of escape technique). Although his teacher, Daoist Yu Yu, had taught him the great supernatural Five Elements Escape Technique, he had not yet grasped its essence.

Therefore, there was no way to escape from below, and Liu Qing was trapped and died inside.

There was no escape, neither in the heavens nor on the earth, neither to the left nor to the right, neither in front nor behind. Liu Qing's expression was extremely grave; he was now deeply trapped in a perilous situation. (End of Chapter)